Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-120) and index.
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Fitzgerald and the geography of progress -- Hemingway and "the new America" -- Fitzgerald : time, continuity, relativity -- Hemingway and the authority of thought -- Recurrence in Hemingway and Cézanne -- Orwell : the future of progress.
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Breaks new critical ground by exploring philosophical and aesthetic issues germane to the writings of three major modern literary figures. In the 1920s and '30s, understandings of time, place, and civilization were subjected to a barrage of new conceptions. Ronald Berman probes the work of three writers who wrestled with one or more of these issues in ways of lasting significance. Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Orwell all grappled with fluid notions of time: Hemingway's absolute present, Fitzgerald'
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Modernity and progress.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, (Francis Scott),1896-1940-- Criticism and interpretation.
Hemingway, Ernest,1899-1961-- Criticism and interpretation.
Orwell, George,1903-1950-- Criticism and interpretation.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, (Francis Scott),1896-1940-- Critique et interprétation.
Hemingway, Ernest,1899-1961-- Critique et interprétation.
Orwell, George,1903-1950-- Critique et interprétation.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, (Francis Scott),1896-1940
Hemingway, Ernest,1899-1961
Orwell, George,1903-1950
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
American fiction-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
Literature and history-- English-speaking countries.